Monthly Archives: <span>March 2009</span>

Retamar, Woleshin Join Florida’s Harden & Associates

Harden & Associates in Jacksonville, Florida recently named Jennifer Retamar and Shaun Woleshin as vice presidents. Retamar is an Employee Benefits account executive in the Jacksonville office and Woleshin is a Commercial Insurance account director in Harden’s Fernandina affiliate, John …

Obama Budget Would Boost Funds for Workplace Safety Programs

Labor Department would get more money to boost enforcement of workplace health, safety and wage laws under President Barack Obama’s proposed budget. The increase in worker protection is a major shift after years of cuts to those programs by the …

Wisconsin Insurer Found Not Liable for $1.5M in Group Home Death

A Wisconsin insurance company doesn’t have to pay $1.5 million to the estate of a developmentally disabled man who died after being left in a bathtub at a county group home. The District 4 Court of Appeals says Wisconsin County …

West Virginia BrickStreet To Refund $18M But Passes First Market Exam

Citing errors in BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co.’s application of approved underwriting and rating rules, West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline has ordered the insurer to refund $18.1 million to more than 6,000 policyholders. The refunds include $3 million to …

North Dakota Eyes Raising Threshold for Small Claims Court

North Dakota’s Senate has narrowly endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment that would block attempts to move minor money disputes out of the state’s small-claims courts. The proposal says small-claims cases have no right to a jury trial. North Dakota law …

Terms of Latest U.S. Rescue of AIG

American International Group and the U.S. government agreed on a revised rescue package for the giant insurer Sunday. Here are the key terms of the deal, according to sources: A $30 billion equity commitment from the U.S. government that AIG …

U.S. Commits Another $30 Billion To Bolster AIG; P/C Business Spinoff Planned

The U.S. government threw a new $30 billion lifeline to American International Group Inc. Sunday as the embattled insurer prepared to report the biggest quarterly loss in corporate history. AIG’s board approved a new rescue package that also includes more …